FA Web-Comments and Grades Instructions:

FA Web Link

Quarter 4 Grades
Quarter 4 Grades - Instructions for submitting your final grades for the school year.

Quarter 4 Interims (May 6th, 2008)
Quarter 4 Interims-Instructions for turning in your fourth quarter interim grades

End of Quarter 3-Grades and Comments
Screencast for preparing Quarter 3 grades/comments

Quarter 3 All Student Comments
Applying a Calculation for Quarter 3 Interims-Quick screencast on how to apply a calculation to Q3 Mid marking column. You'll still need to enter in a zero or a decimal point after each grade value to get this calculation to kick in.
Proofing Comments-Quarter 3 Mid
Quarter3 All Student Comments (Screencast)

Quarter 2 and Semester 1: Turning in grades and comments for quarter 2/semester 1
Notes:

Teachers with 5th and 6th grade classes only turn in a grade for quarter 2. Comments are optional.
Teachers of students in grades 7 and 8 will turn in a quarter 2 grade AND a semester 1 grade. The semester 1 grade is an average of of the 1st and 2nd quarter (and the exam/project grade for those of you who are involved in this).

Instructions for turning in grades and comments for teachers of 5th and 6th grade students:
Quarter 2 Grades and Comments (Screencast)
Quarter 2 Grades and Comments (Written instructions)

Instructions for turning in grades and comments for teachers of 7th and 8th grade teachers:
Quarter 2 Grades and Comments and Semester 1 Grade (Screencast)
This screencast details the process of turning in a quarter 2 grade and comment if necessary, a semester 1 grade, and an exam grade (for teachers giving an exam/special project).
Quarter 2 Grades and Comments/Semester 1 Grade/Exams (Written instructions)

Setting up Q2 interim calculations if you are showing a grade and if you use the gradebook as your regular grading tool
Quarter 2 Interims-Entering and submitting interims for second quarter interims.

Quarter 2 Video Tutorials: NEW!!!

Gradebook Setup Q2- Includes instructions for copying your categories from Quarter 1 into Quarter 2. Also includes instructions for setting up the Quarter 2 interim calculation for those of you who will be showing a grade (everyone either needs to show a grade or comment or both).
Entering/submitting Quarter 2 Interims-This brief video explains the process for turning in your quarter 2 interim grades/comments.

Quarter 1 Interims
Quarter 1 Interims-comments for all new students and students w/a C-or lower

Quarter 1 Materials:

Quarter 1-All Student Comments-Directions for writing comments for your students.
Posting Grades and Comments-Directions for changing the posting status of your grades to "Ready." This is what you do to turn in your comments and grades.
Proofing Comments-Written directions for proofing comments

Quarter 1 Video Tutorials: NEW!!!

Entering Comments in FA Web-A short little audio/video tutorial on this process-created using Jing!
Posting Grades and Comments- A short little video that explains the final step in the comments/grades process for quarter 1.
Comment Proofing
FA Web Comment Proofing Method: Explains the process used for proofing comments

Semester 1 Materials:
Setting up Semester 1 grades for those of you who give an exam

Setting up Semester 1 grades for those of you who don't give an exam

Semester 2 Materials:
Setting up Semester 2 grades for those of you who give an exam
Setting up Semester 2 grades for those of you who don't give an exam

Setting up Q4 interim calculations if you are showing a grade and if you use the gradebook as your regular grading tool